New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is hoping to take advantage of the Hollywood backlash to Georgia’s voting laws with a letter to studios inviting them to move their film and TV productions to his state.
The letter, which was first reported on by The Wall Street Journal and was sent to several major studios including Netflix and Disney, offered a “$14.5 billion economic incentive package” to bring productions to New Jersey, including a 30% tax credit on film projects that matches those offered by Georgia. Murphy also condemned Georgia’s newly passed voter laws, which criminalizes offering food or water to people in line at polling places and requires an ID for voters to receive an absentee ballot.